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The L.A. Pri Para and Ftival Wt Hollywood is a fixture of Los Angel life, but 50 years ago, was at the center of a heated battle between the thori and the LGBT muny’s wish to be publicly gay. 

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50 YEARS OF L.A. PRI, THE WORLD’S FIRST PERMTED GAY PRI PARA, POSTERS

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“We’re here to undo the damage that the relig right has done to J when they portray him as homophobic, ” she said.

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“I’m om eastern Montana, and when I me to Los Angel, I had a lot of ternalized homophobia. Part of the reason I moved was bee I knew I was gay. ”Four fai marched wh a banner readg “Suts for Equaly, ” sayg they were mandg equal treatment of gay Boy Suts, troop lears and gay parents of Suts.

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The anizatn cid last year to allow gay Suts but not gay adult lears. Homophob not wele DVSROSS.

| Christopher Street Wt/Los Angel, ONE Natnal Gay and Lbian Archiv, USC Librari. 10/36 Christopher Street Wt/Los Angel prents the 1981 gay pri ftival featurg the words "A salute to our gay spir, " poster. | Walker & Meyers, Christopher Street Wt/Los Angel, ONE Natnal Gay and Lbian Archiv, USC Librari.

11/36 Christopher Street Wt/Los Angel prents the 1982 gay pri ftival featurg the words "A new gay dawng, " poster. 12/36 Christopher Street Wt/Los Angel prents the 1983 gay pri ftival featurg the words "Feel the pri, share the magic, ” poster. 13/36 Christopher Street Wt/Los Angel prents the 1983 gay pri ftival featurg the words "Uny & more '84, ” poster.

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WeHo Pri ftivi kick off today, one of several Gay Pri activi planned L.A. area this month - Los Angel Tim.

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